EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoe Carnival, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SCVL), "The World's Most Unusual Shoe Store," a leading retailer of
value-priced footwear and accessories, celebrated the historic date of
September 9, 1999, in a most unusual fashion: by giving away free shoes.
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Nine-year-old children and ninety-nine-year-old seniors all got to pick
out any pair of shoes they wanted from the more than 30,000 pairs of name
brand shoes in stores across the country.
"The kids had a ball picking out their shoes," says Dave Kuhnlein, vice
president of marketing for Shoe Carnival. "Believe it or not, some of them
even wear size 9."
The massive shoe giveaway kicked-off the 99-hour "Sale of the Century,"
which offers shoppers $9.99 off any shoe purchase of $39.97 or more.
Shoe Carnival offers an extensive collection of footwear, including
athletic and professional name brands for the budget-conscious family.
Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, Shoe Carnival is a chain of
129 footwear stores located in the Midwest and Mid-south. Combining "value
pricing" with an entertaining store format, Shoe Carnival is a leading
retailer of name brand and private-label footwear for the entire family.
Shoe Carnival trades on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol SCVL. Visit
the web site at http://www.shoecarnival.com .
SOURCE Shoe Carnival, Inc.
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CONTACT:
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407-324-8689, or glumbie@aol.com , for Shoe Carnival, Inc.
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